I Became the Progenitor Vampire Chapter 339

Chapter 339: Chapter 341: Learning Magic is as Smooth as Slipping off Stockings, Raising Pigs is the True Path in the World (12,000-word Mega Chapter) Chapter 339: Chapter 341: Learning Magic is as Smooth as Slipping off Stockings, Raising Pigs is the True Path in the World (12,000-word Mega Chapter) Dawn City.

When Castro spread its wings for flight above this magnificent city, the date had already been the 25th of October in the 3524th year of the Era of Glory.

After being on the road for more than ten days, Lide returned once again to this city that belonged to him.

Flying through the sky always brought Lide a unique experience.

The crisscrossing streets below looked like chains binding the earth, and from above, the pedestrians resembled ants crawling along these chains.

However, unlike the usual bustling scene, Dawn City was somewhat quieter at the moment.

Even at the busiest time of noon, there weren't many people moving around in the thriving city center, and there were even more members of the patrol team than pedestrians.

Riding Castro, cruising in the air, Lide couldn't help but feel surprised by this.

After a few laps, he made Castro land in the garden behind the City Hall. Lide dismounted, Castro's body instantly shrank, and it flew back to perch on his shoulder with fluttering wings.

The guards around immediately approached Lide to greet him. Without wasting much time, Lide went straight to Harrison's office on the second floor.

“Clan Leader, good day.”

Harrison, readying to leave with a few guards, ran into Lide face-to-face.

Seeing Harrison's appearance, Lide was curious.

“Harrison, where are you heading? Why is the city so quiet today?”

Harrison was slightly startled, then smiled.

“Clan Leader, the winter wheat has already been planted. The City Hall has called most residents to work in the Underworld and the new districts to accelerate the construction progress…”

With that explanation, Lide suddenly understood.

Being able to focus efforts on major tasks at critical moments was what set Dawn City apart from other cities in the main plane of Glory, and was also the most superior aspect of this city's system.

“Alright, I understand.

How is the preparation of materials for the Land of Corruption going?”

The farm had been conducting slaughter at a fixed location in the Land of Bone-Burying for an extended time, and after nearly a year of bleeding and erosion, the white bones had turned into blood bones, and the flesh and blood had turned into soil, creating what is now known as the Land of Corruption.

The Land of Corruption is key to planting the Death Flower.

The current problem is that the Land of Corruption is only at basic level, making it extremely difficult to grow Death Flowers. If they could upgrade it to an intermediate level, then the speed of cultivating Death Flowers would significantly increase, and the difficulty would reduce considerably.

“Clan Leader, we have prepared 50,000 pigs and boars, and also 2,000 live Cave Spiders.”

Oh?

Lide's eyes brightened upon hearing this.

The difficulty of upgrading the Land of Corruption was significant, and Lide wasn't sure he could accomplish it in a short time. However, with memories of the Plane Stone from the Land of Bone-Burying, he knew of additional methods.

One such method was a makeshift way to temporarily create land equivalent to intermediate level Land of Corruption.

The operation involved using a large quantity of fresh blood for irrigation, which would saturate and overflow the absorption capability of the Land of Corruption, directly causing energy to accumulate. As long as he protected this land with the Power of Death to prevent energy leakage, he could achieve the desired effect.

The former God of Skeleton had used this method to cultivate many high-level Undead when the Land of Bone-Burying was not of a high level.

Lide did not have the power of the God of Skeleton, but he could manage a slight modification.

“Very good, start on this immediately, I need to cultivate the Death Flower in the shortest possible time.”

Lide nodded in satisfaction, “Also, how is the development of the Magic Crystal Vein proceeding?”

“The underground passages around the Magic Crystal Vein are under construction. We've invested 40,000 residents as well as 20,000 Beastman Warriors.

It is estimated that it will take three months to initially complete the defense system designed by the construction department.”

More than 60,000 people taking three months to build–it didn't yet account for Mages and Magic Language Bats' involvement–clearly indicated the magnitude of this project.

The vast project aimed to turn the Magic Crystal Vein into an impregnable Underground Fortress.

It was intended not only to protect the Magic Crystal Vein but also to reserve a backup route in the Underworld.

The initial intent of building the Grey Stone Fortress was to resist Cave Spiders, and most of its defensive features were designed with Cave Spiders in mind. These defenses might not be as effective against other races attacking the fortress.

The Underworld was not just about Cave Spiders, and Dawn City had yet to explore the pivotal parts of the vast and unobstructed Underworld.

Half-Elves building underground cities, the One-Eyed Giant Tribe, Black Dragons in deep swamps, Dark Night Elves worshipping Evil Gods, and various other Underground Races–Half-Beasts, Harpies, Wargs, Dark Knights, Snake Race, Cave Men…

That land fostered an unimaginable grandeur.

Though Lide was quite fascinated by this, the impending arrival of players made him slightly adjust his near-term goals, and he was not in a rush to explore.

And at the current stage, the priority was to take over the Magic Crystal Vein, an extremely important resource point, and to digest the fruits of victory from the war against the Cave Spiders.

When he's secured his backup plan, it will be time to exert full force and truly conquer the Underworld.

“The Underworld will be the main direction for our external expansion for a long time to come, no matter the cost, the fortress must be built well.”

Thinking it over, Lide took out the layout of the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array given to him by Spark from the System Space.

Harrison took it with both hands, revealing a hint of surprise after a glance.

“Clan Leader, is this a Legendary Level magic array?”

The interwoven and dense magic nodes even made him feel a bit dizzy.

“Yes, this is an ancient magic array that has been passed down. It was once used by Legendary Strongmen to solidify their domain for Divine Enthronement.

However, due to the passage of time, this ancient system of domain solidification and divine enthronement has been lost, so now its function is merely that of a defense magic array…”

“Coincidentally, my Divine Position happens to align well with this magic array, enabling the area it surrounds to temporarily become my Divine Country…”

Lide did not conceal much, and roughly explained the function of the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array to Harrison. Although he did not detail the specific attributes he gained within his Divine Country, he seriously indicated its strength.

After listening, Harrison's expression showed some excitement.

“You can attain Extraordinary power within your Divine Country… To us, this is undoubtedly thrilling news.

Clan Leader, I suggest establishing this magic array first in the Underworld, as it can bring a strong advantage to my exploration.

Even if we face the Black Dragon in the swamp in the future, we will have enough self-preservation ability.

Moreover, it can also deter the Extraordinary Spider Queen from the Spider Plane – unresolved, those two Extraordinary beings are always a hidden danger.

Secondly, we don't have masters proficient in magic arrays; this would be an opportunity to cultivate a group of useful magic array talent.

Thirdly, the main material for the magic array is Demon Crystal. Establishing it next to the Magic Crystal Vein couldn't be more suitable.”

Harrison's several points were very cogent, and after a moment of pondering, Lide nodded slightly.

“Alright, we'll do as you suggest. However, constructing this magic array is highly difficult and will require a considerable amount of talent involvement. It would be best to assemble a top-notch team dedicated to researching this magic array.

Additionally, organize a high-level team of Spellcasters specifically for training those proficient in magic arrays.”

But as the ruler of Dawn City, his vision was not limited to just constructing a magic array; he looked much further ahead.

“Also, develop courses and research on magic arrays within Dawn Mage Tower and Dawn Academy. I will provide you with relevant teaching and research materials later on.”

Magic arrays were a weak point for Dawn City; most of what they currently held were Intermediate and Basic level magic arrays. Shadow High Priest Emi, who was most skilled in this area, was now trapped in Risier City.

The fundamental way to bridge this gap is to begin with education – though it might not seem effective in the short term, after a few years, when a new batch of talent has been trained, these issues will no longer be concerns.

“Yes, Clan Leader.”

After this discussion, Lide continued to inquire.

“Can the new district be built within the scheduled time frame?”

“The new district has been largely completed, and we are currently laying water pipes. Everything should be completed in a week.”

Harrison's tone was steady; as Dawn City's chief steward, he kept all vital projects in mind.

Lide nodded and turned to look out the window, where many trees in the backyard of City Hall had already turned yellow.

“November is nearly here, and the Frost Month is approaching. This might be our last chance this year to freely abduct populations.”

“After adventurers from the Lost Plane grow stronger, we may encounter certain obstructions.”

Lide's thinking was always clear, knowing what to do at what time.

He did not want Dawn City to be exposed so quickly, so abducting populations would need to be handled cautiously with the presence of players in mind.

But whether they could be hidden from depended on whether those fools would come to Far Mountain Range to seek their doom.

“Is the plan for population abduction confirmed?”

Harrison nodded.

“We've been setting the stage for half a year now, with infiltration from the intelligence command center, just like last year.

Our main targets are those overlooked refugees who have been displaced by Undead invasions from the north.”

At that, Lide said no more, as Dawn City was now mature enough for these matters to be handled by dedicated personnel and departments without him needing to supervise as before.

“Very good, arrange these things as you see fit.

Now let's go to the Land of Corruption.”

With a wave of his hand, Lide shattered the space in front of him, stepping into the Land of Bone-Burying with Harrison.

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After over half a month of development, the Land of Bone-Burying, which had been completely drained of the greyish Power of Death after breeding a Divine Monster, had now reconcentrated it to a count of 100,000 – apparently, the Cave Spiders had contributed to this all this time.

His strategy of “pig farming” applied perfectly to the Cave Spiders… Indeed, everything can be pig-farmed.

“Moo~”
Just as he stepped into the Bone-Burying Plane, he happened to see the Cow Bone Undead excitedly gnawing on bones, occasionally mooing loudly, likely because it found a skeletal energy-rich bounty, thrilled to its core.

Without paying much attention to this peculiar Undead Life, he turned to look at the starkly noticeable dark red area amidst the vast expanse of white withered bones.

Land of Corruption (Basic) (A Land of Death formed after being drenched in countless blood, possessing powerful Death attributes, capable of cultivating special Undead)
“Harrison, notify them to transport all the prepared pigs and Cave Spiders to the Land of Bone-Burying for slaughter.”

Now that he had arrived, Li De stopped hesitating.

“Yes, Clan Leader.”

Harrison was a tool at this moment, taking orders and immediately setting off to carry them out.

Li De took the opportunity to turn his gaze to the Cow Bone Undead, whose brain wasn't quite right.

A moment later, the Cow Bone Undead, who had been half lying on a pile of bones, cradling a section of skeleton in its hooves and gnawing on it, seemed to sense something.

It fiercely threw down the bones it was holding and, with a flip of its body, jumped out of the pile of bones and began to run away.

But it abruptly came to a screeching halt halfway through its escape, its limbs and hooves sinking deep into the ground made of bones.

This creature smelled that familiar and intimate scent in the air and turned its head toward the direction of Li De, its hollow eyes reflecting his figure.

Once it confirmed that the sudden presence was indeed Li De, its soul fire blazed ferociously in an instant.

Then, like a horse released from its reins, the Undead bolted crazily toward Li De, its short, bony cow tail whooshing wildly in the air.

Crack~
As it neared Li De, it came to another abrupt stop, kicking up a pile of bones under its hooves before coming to a steady halt in front of him.

Its head, topped with curved horns, dipped low as it sniffed Li De's scent with its hollow nostrils. Upon confirming it was him, it became immensely excited, leaping high on all fours, then crashing down again, its tail wagging with even more vigor.

Li De watched the inexplicably ecstatic Undead with a face full of black lines, feeling somewhat helpless.

Why were all the Undead lives he commanded like this? Withered Bone was like this, and so was this silly creature.

He casually opened the Cow Bone Undead's attribute panel and glanced at it, somewhat surprised to see that after half a year, it still hadn't broken through Level 10 and was lingering at Level 9.

This made him ponder.

“It seems Level 10 is a major hurdle for the Undead; to go from Level 1 to 9, the Cow Bone Undead only took a few months, but to rise from Level 9 to 10, it's already been half a year with no progress…”

For Undead to gain level promotion, they needed to consolidate soul power; only when the Soul Fire underwent a qualitative change could they break through to higher levels… Apparently, the Cow Bone Undead hadn't reached this transformation yet.

Looking at the Undead rolling and leaping around him, Li De suddenly remembered something he had forgotten–the eggs of the Extraordinary Spider Queen.

He had stolen twelve Spider Eggs from the lair of the Ghost-faced Spider Queen, but left them too close to the Divine Monster in his system space, resulting in eleven being devoured. Now, only a single survivor remained.

Thinking it over and seeing that there was no other use for it at the moment, and with Harrison still away, Li De directly opened the System Space and took out the Spider Queen's Egg.

Spider Queen's Egg
Status: Dormant
Description: Egg of an Extraordinary-level Ghost-faced Spider Queen, having spent most of her power on its creation. From its birth, it has been bathed in rich Magic Power, undergoing some mysterious transformations.

A simple attribute, nothing particularly special to see.

Li De stroked his chin, “If the Divine Monster can consolidate its body with the Power of Death, can the evil Cave Spider also bear the Power of Death?

And what would result if we use the Power of Death to incubate the egg?”

Considering this, a flicker of interest rose in Li De's eyes.

Although the Power of Death was precious, its sources were plentiful, unlike the Power of Faith, which could only be obtained through Believers. And now, with the Cave Spiders available for him to cultivate like pigs, he immediately put his idea into action.

With a wave of his hand, the Mage's Hand transformed into a small altar, and Li De placed the Spider Egg on the transparent altar.

Under the envious, jealous, and resentful gaze of the Cow Bone Undead, Li De's hands began to emit a strong wave of power, and the surrounding Power of Death surged toward him like a tide.

Guided by him, it all poured into the Spider Queen's Egg.

It didn't disappoint him; the Spider Queen's Egg absorbed the Power of Death at a crazy rate, and the rejection he had expected to possibly occur never happened. The scene was very harmonious.

The Power of Death on the attribute panel dropped rapidly.

1000… 2000… 3000…

Though it wasn't in the exaggerated increments of tens of thousands like the Divine Monster, the speed was definitely not slow.

The originally blueish, somewhat translucent Spider Queen's Egg, under the torrential impact of the dense Power of Death, gradually covered itself in the color of dead gray, and its semi-transparent shell also became hard and opaque.

Li De could clearly feel that the life nurtured within the Spider Queen's Egg was slowly changing. From being initially vibrant with a hint of vitality, it transformed into the desolation of death.

The attributes of the Spider Queen's Egg were being transformed in an irreversible manner by the Power of Death.

Bit by bit…

Finally, after consuming 50,000 points of Power of Death, the Spider Queen's Egg reached its limit of energy absorption.

The intensity of absorption significantly slowed down by several levels.

Li De, watching this scene, did not feel happy but instead shrugged his shoulders, slightly disappointed.

It had only absorbed 50,000 points of Power of Death?

When hatching the Divine Monster, 3 million Power of Death served as the baseline, and he even threw in an additional 200,000 Power of Faith….

Was this Spider Queen's Egg really that useless?

With the pearl as a precedent, the previously appealing Spider Queen's Egg was now frowned upon by Lide.

After musing for a moment, a naively kind smile appeared on Lide's face.

What would happen if he forced the Power of Death into it, since it wasn't being absorbed?

This thought stoked his interest.

An egg laid by an Extraordinary Spider Queen wasn't considered a precious material anymore within the present Dawn City. Its presence or absence wasn't significant, and if it were ruined, he could afford the loss.

Extending his right hand, he pressed it directly onto the already hardened grey Spider Egg on the altar, continuing to forcibly channel the Power of Death.

Upon touching the Spider Egg, Lide could distinctly sense the death within the Spider Queen's Egg had concentrated to an extremely high degree, which instead piqued his interest even more…

One thousand, two thousand, after pouring in a full thirty thousand units of the Power of Death, the Spider Queen's Egg finally reached another extreme–the shell even started to crack.

Any further would be overdoing it.

Lide shook his head as he saw no reaction from the Spider Queen's Egg, thinking it seemed like a loss. But just as he withdrew his hand, a system alert suddenly rang out.

“Ding~ Due to the quantity of the Power of Death you infused reaching the hatching limit of the Spider Queen's Egg, the Egg has undergone a mutation and will birth a race extinct since the Ancient Era–the Death Spider.

Please ensure sufficient energy is provided during this process, currently moderately lacking energy….”

Hearing this prompt, Lide couldn't help but laugh, surprised that he really managed to produce something different.

Death Spider? A race extinct since the Ancient Era??

Upon seeing the prompt about lacking energy, Lide pondered briefly and then waved his hand to tear open the space in front of him.

The next second, his towering figure appeared directly in front of a heavily guarded cave beneath the sacred ground of Dawn City.

This place was one of Dawn City's treasure vaults; most of the Bloodline's wealth used to be concentrated in the secret chamber of his manor, but now it clearly couldn't fit anymore.

This particular treasure vault was one of five, designated for storing Magic Crystal Stones.

The surrounding guards saluted respectfully upon seeing Lide.

“Good day, Your Majesty…”

Lide didn't dawdle with them, directly ordering 10,000 Magic Crystal Stones to be brought out.

After a brief registration process, a sparkling light appeared in the Land of Bone-Burying.

The system prompt mentioned needing sufficient energy, not specifically the Power of Death, and since the energy of Death he had infused into the Spider Queen's Egg had reached its limit, incubating it with Magic Crystal Stones was undoubtedly the better choice.

By the time Harrison arrived, he saw the Spider Queen's Egg, the size of a human head with a grey, hard shell, surrounded by a small mountain of Magic Crystal Stones.

The energy from the surrounding Magic Crystal Stones was being absorbed by the Spider Egg as if the stones were sponges soaking up water.

“Clan Leader, everything is arranged; we can begin slaughtering the pigs shortly.”

After speaking, he curiously looked at the Spider Queen's Egg, “What's this?”

“This Spider Queen's Egg, I took it from the Spider Plane, just now it has been infused with the Power of Death and has mutated.

We'll only find out what's going on once it hatches.”

Lide didn't elaborate much; it was just a whim, who knows what will hatch from it.

It must be said Lide's outlook had been greatly raised by the Divine Monster.

In the past, an egg from an Extraordinary Spider Queen was incredible, full of potential.

But having seen the attributes of the Divine Monster, these ordinary things no longer stirred his interest.

“Truly, a Divine Monster is a Divine Monster, not light on mischief….”

The hatching of the Spider Queen's Egg was a drawn-out process; the surrounding Magic Crystal Stones were quickly depleted of energy, but there was still no movement, and the cracks that had formed were also repairing themselves as they absorbed energy.

Lide didn't witness the hatching of the Spider Queen's Egg but rather, the personnel assigned to slaughter the pigs arrived first.

50,000 pigs, and 2,000 captured Cave Spiders.

The sheer number could easily be envisioned.

Fortunately, Harrison had sent enough people to participate.

For convenience, Lide straightaway opened a Space Gate two hundred blades in diameter, instantly draining him of 10,000 points of the Power of Death.

Moreover, every hour it remained open, it would burn through another 10,000 points–truly a money-guzzling machine.

A massive herd of plump pigs from the breeding farm was driven into the Land of Bone-Burying, and to accelerate the pace, Harrison dispatched 50 Mage Apprentices from the Dawn Mage Tower to butcher the pigs.

The scene was quite spectacular, a prime example of Mages slaughtering pigs.

With Mage's Hands wielding sharp butcher's knives, as the pigs stepped in, the knives flashed–a pig would fall in a pool of blood.

These apprentices' speed of slaughter was so fast that the pig-drive staff couldn't keep up.

The pigs surged in from outside, squealing continuously, then in the blink of an eye, all lay still on the ground…

Lide, watching this scene, couldn't help but feel it was quite a sight…

Raising pigs to this extent was a rarity indeed.

“What a pity, if these pigs could be taken to Earth for slaughter, with the current price of meat… Making a few hundred million would be like playing a game, and might not be much worse than selling Gold Puck…”

“I too was once a pig farmer who struck it rich by raising pigs…”

The cow bone undead was now sneakily hiding behind Lide, with its massive skull poking out halfway from beside Lide to size up this rare scene.

This timorous undead sought to use Lide as a shield for its body, but its sheer size made the attempt not only futile but also comically conspicuous.

Harrison couldn't help but facepalm at the sight, thinking, You're an undead, what are you afraid of?

What's there to fear about slaughtering pigs?

The clan leader had a lot going for him, but he was perpetually accompanied by these bizarre forms of life.

The Divine Monster was like this, the withered bone was like this, and this cow bone undead too…

The pig-slaughtering operation lasted a full three Sunshine Hours. After 50,000 pigs were slaughtered, the rotten upper carcasses were piled up into a mound, raising the terrain higher than the surrounding area.

Fortunately, the Land of Bone-Burying had a strong absorption ability, capable of turning a dead pig into white bones in just one Sunshine Hour, significantly reducing the accumulation.

After the pigs were slaughtered, the main event was the cave spiders.

These beasts, generally above Level 5, were poisoned by an alchemy potion specifically researched by the Magic Industry Research Institute for cave spiders, sending them into a deep sleep.

The potion was extremely effective against cave spiders, ensuring that any spider that caught a whiff of it would fall into a lengthy sleep.

The sleep could last up to two weeks, and at least one, and as long as the potion was continuously sprayed on them during this period, they would remain asleep, never to awaken.

It must be said that the Magic Industry Research Institute is formidable in some respects; this manner of alchemical warfare is definitely a promising future development for Dawn City.

The cave spiders, dragged into this world through the Space Gate of the Underworld by beastman warriors as if they were dragging dead dogs, quickly accumulated into mounds.

These hideous and fearsome creatures now lay limp and loose like dead octopuses, their furry bodies chilling to the bone.

Lide was entirely indifferent; he had slaughtered countless creatures in the Underworld. With a wave of his hand, he ordered the mages to continue with the pig-slaughtering plan.

Seeing the cave spiders being slain, the cow bone undead's spirit soared, and its tail wagged even faster, apparently believing cave spiders to be tastier than pigs…

2,000 cave spiders were quickly slaughtered, adding the vivid green of their viscous fluids to the blood-red Land of Corruption.

Lide could clearly sense that the Power of Death in the air was rapidly increasing, with a fraction of the Power of Death he had just expended on hatching the eggs of the Spider Queen already restored.

After all personnel left, Lide immediately closed the Space Gate and summoned his power to seal the Land of Corruption, preventing the energy from leaking.

The Land of Corruption had become a true Land of Corruption, where the bodies of pigs and cave spiders had hatched into filthy, vile land. The evil aura made the air seem cold, chilling one to the core.

The air was also filled with a strong stench of blood that was nauseating.

Lide looked at the extremely evil Land of Corruption in front of him with a somewhat peculiar expression.

“Am I heading down the path of a Dark Boss with no return?”

If the forces of the Light Camp saw him creating such an evil land, they'd probably fight with all their might to take him down.

Even though he was using monsters like pigs and cave spiders.

After a short while, when all the flesh had turned to mud and the Death capacity of the Land of Corruption had reached its peak, Lide started his work.

Opening the System Space, he took out more than twenty grey seeds, each the size of a thumb.

These were seeds of a half-magical plant called the Shadow Flower, which only blooms in areas saturated with Negative Energy, commonly used by Undead Mages for concocting dark potions.

Because of the nature of the Shadow Flower, it was the best plant to cultivate Death Flowers.

Shadow Flowers could rapidly absorb the surrounding Negative Energy and evolve their buds. High-level Shadow Flowers could evolve into Magic Plants.

After confirming everything was correct, Lide waved his hand, scattering all the seeds into the central area of the Land of Corruption, around two hundred blades in diameter.

The thumb-sized seeds fell into the flesh-formed soil and began frantically absorbing nearby energy.

Visibly, they started to sprout, then grew at a rapid rate that was astonishing to behold, as if someone had hit the fast-forward button.

Lide wasn't idle at this time either. He directed the surging Power of Death toward the Death Flowers.

The Power of Death combined with the filthy breath formed from the rotting flesh on the Land of Corruption made the Shadow Flowers swell like they had taken a tonic.

In just one Sunshine Hour, the twenty or so seedlings had grown a blade high, their green leaves glistening in the Negative Energy provided by Grey Mountain, looking nothing like plants that absorbed Negative Energy but rather like magic plants thriving under sunlight.

Lide could distinctly sense the roots of the Shadow Flowers underground splitting and spreading at an even crazier speed.

In a short time, the area within a fifty-blade radius was covered with a dense network of roots, which, like it was their nature, began to devour nutrients unbridled from the Land of Corruption.

After reaching this stage, the Shadow Flowers entered a steady phase, no longer growing rapidly but maintaining this state.

Lide wasn't bothered; to cultivate Death Flowers with a rich concentration of the Power of Death required a huge amount of energy.

After all, the Shadow Flower was only a half-magical plant. To transform into a Death Flower, an incredibly formidable amount of energy was needed.

The Death Flower wasn't simply a magical plant; its inherent vast Power of Death has always been treasured by the undead because it can improve the soul level of Undead Life and refine their Soul Fire.

“Clan Leader, how long will the Undead Flowers need to grow?”

Unable to contain his curiosity, Harrison inquired, “Do we need to continue slaughtering pigs or other creatures to add to the process?”

Lide nodded, “Naturally, that will be necessary.”

He instructed Kapu to ensure that the Beastmen continued to capture living Cave Spiders and deliver them to the Land of Bone-Burying for slaughter.

“We must constantly supply fresh blood and energy until the Death Flower is fully grown.”

“Yes, Clan Leader.”

Harrison responded with respect.

After Lide finished speaking, he glanced at the Spider Queen's Egg next to him, which had yet to hatch, and something stirred in his heart.

What would happen if he placed the Spider Queen's Egg in the Land of Corruption?

His interest was piqued again; the Land of Corruption was not only for cultivating Death Flowers.

It also had an important function of breeding special Undead.

Extending his hand, the power of space permeated the air; the small mountain made of tens of thousands of Magic Crystal Stones was smoothly moved by Lide and dumped into the Land of Corruption.

Plop~
The Magic Crystal Stones below instantly sank into the rotten flesh and filth land, in the blink of an eye only half of the Spider Queen's Egg and the peak of the Magic Crystal Stone mountain were visible.

After the Spider Egg entered the Land of Corruption, there was no movement, but it fearlessly absorbed energy, not only from the Magic Crystal Stones but also from the Corrosive Energy within the Land of Corruption, taking it all in stride.

Seeing this scene, Lide was filled with anticipation.

“This Spider Queen's Egg really doesn't discriminate between food sources…”

He was very curious to see what kind of life would emerge from the Spider Egg after being transformed by the Power of Death and massively absorbing various energies.

“Too bad, I don't have Divine Energy on hand, otherwise, a little Divine Monster might have been born…”

Hearing Lide's lament, Harrison standing behind him had a somewhat stiff expression.

Clan Leader, that's a Divine Monster… not something you can create just because you want to…

The Cow Bone Undead, upon hearing the term “Divine Monster,” subconsciously shuddered and looked around nervously for a few moments, and only after not seeing the presence that made his soul tremble did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Like a human, the undead tapped his own ribcage.

After these matters were finished, both sides lapsed into deadlock, one side was the Death Flower needing time to hatch and blossom, and on the other side, the Spider Queen's Egg needed time to metamorphose.

Lide stood around for a while feeling somewhat bored, looking at the situation knowing it would not change much in a short time, and shook his head.

There was no need to keep waiting here.

With a sweep of his hand, the space in front of him shattered, and he, along with Harrison, returned to the City Hall office.

Stepping on the soft carpet of the office and feeling the fresh air around him, Lide's mood instantly became much more comfortable.

“Harrison, go issue the orders.”

“Yes, Clan Leader.”

Lide watched Harrison's retreating figure with a hint of amusement. This powerful officer, excellent in internal affairs, always looked like a mere attendant every time he was in his presence, purely a tool.

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Once Harrison had left, Lide turned his attention back to the empty office and took out the Magic Scrolls Spark had given him from the System Space.

There were a total of five Four Circle Magic and three Five Circle Magic.

At the moment, he was able to learn the Four Circle Magic, and these five spells had all been modified by Extraordinary and even Legendary powers.

However, unlike his own modified magic, these modified spells simply increased their power unabated, resulting in a huge increase in consumption, which was more than what ordinary Spellcasters could bear, making these power-worthy spells useless.

But these excessive casting requirements were completely ignorable for Lide, for the simple reason that his talent was too great.

Having transformed back into his true Bloodline form and unlocked the shackles of his Bloodline, his Magic Power recovery rate had exceeded 1000 points, and his current Magic Power threshold hadn't even reached 4000 points. Even if he calculated it at 4000 points, it would take him no more than 4 seconds to fully recover, which was nothing short of astonishing.

With no concerns about the spellcasting consumption, these high-powered spells were practically tailor-made for Lide.

Hellfire (Summon a level 15 Hellfire, with a maximum summon of a level 20 Extraordinary)
Thunder God Descent (Area attack, 100 blades range of lightning damage)
Ice and Snow Disaster (200 blades range sustained damage, reducing attack and movement speed by 40%)
Ultimate Storm (Summon a tornado)
Earth Stone Spur (Summon stone spurs within a 150-blade range, capable of casting a single spur individually)
Each of these five Four Circle Magic nearly reached the limit number of Magic Nodes for a Four Circle spell.

The number of Magic Nodes for Four Circle Magic ranges from 1500 to 3000, and anything beyond this threshold would be considered Five Circle Magic.

And these five Four Circle Magic all uniformly featured 2800, 2900 Magic Nodes…

The threshold between Four and Five Circle Magic Nodes exists due to the rules of Glory, and the operational mechanisms of spells with over 3000 Magic Nodes are completely different from those with fewer than 3000 Magic Nodes.

If a spell reaches 3000 Magic Nodes but still operates under the rules of Four Circle Magic, it would surely cause the Magic Model to collapse, leaving no room for operation.

This is exactly why the tiers of spells can be clearly differentiated: the pinnacle of magical operation in each tier is distinct from the previous one.

For Lide, learning Four Circle Magic was hardly a challenge.

After all, he had been baptized by Divine Calamity and undergone a transformation of his bloodline, reaching an extreme level of control over and affinity with magic power.

If the talent of an ordinary Mage Apprentice was a 1, then his was 100, or even 200, possibly even more.

Talent is the most unreasonable thing; there's no reasoning to it. The top student gets it in five minutes, while the struggler still scratches their head after two hours of extra classes–sometimes the gap between people is wider than that between humans and pigs.

After reviewing all the materials, Lide calmed his mind.

The first spell he learned was Thunder God Descent, with 2932 magic nodes, requiring 2000 points of magic power to cast, a very powerful modified spell.

Lide sat at his desk, earnestly poring over the records on the magic scroll, beginning to carefully imprint the magic model of Thunder God Descent in his mind like an apprentice.

But shortly after, he sensed something was off.

It was too smooth.

Solidifying each magic node was as easy as breathing for him, and his abundant magic power, like an ocean, readily responded to his command. The supreme affinity for magic power made each step resonate with the surrounding magic power.

Even a magic tide arose within the room in a moment, the dense magic power enshrouding him like liquid mercury.

This was the first time Lide had learned magic after reaching level 18, and he had not expected his affinity and control of magic power to have evolved to such an exaggerated extent.

Even as he solidified the magic nodes in his mind and connected them into a magic model, he felt a bewitching fascination, as though he was peeling silk stockings off a goddess; the smoothness made his heart quiver.

Thunder God Descent, a Four Circle Magic with over 3900 magic nodes, normally takes half a month to a month to solidify, but before Lide's absurd magic affinity and control power, it took only four Sunshine Hours to solidify completely.

Faster than a car ride to kindergarten.

After the successful solidification of the magic model for the first spell, Lide was utterly immersed in the joy of learning magic, without sparing another glance at the Land of Bone-Burying.

Starting from midday on the 25th, Lide learned a new spell every four Sunshine Hours on average. By the next morning, he had solidified five Four Circle Magics in his Spiritual Sea.

The newly added five magic models glowed with a pale blue light, occupying the central area of his Spiritual Sea. When used, they could be activated by directly infusing magic power into the model, unleashing a devastatingly powerful effect.

Along with the five new Four Circle Magics he had learned, the total number of Four Circle Magics Lide could now cast had reached nine. The previous four he had learned from Spark were Space Gate, Forbidden Skill, Magic Shield, and High-level Floating Skill.

Lide's arsenal had significantly expanded with the addition of these spells, greatly supplementing his standard magic attack methods.

And after Lide eagerly learned a few spells, he was shocked to discover that the Spider Queen's Egg seemed to have hatched last night.

He glanced at the system notification.

“Ding~ The Death Spider has hatched successfully. Due to the influence of the Power of Death during its incubation and the abundant energy baptism and corruption from the Land of Corruption's vile atmosphere, the Death Spider has gained another transformation. You have acquired an ancient, lost species–the Death Spider Queen, earning 10,000 experience points.”

Unable to wait, Lide immediately opened the Death Spider Queen's attributes, and his eyes brightened.

Death Spider Queen
Level: 14
Special Talent: Spider Queen (The Death Spider Queen is the foundation of the Death Spider species and can constantly lay eggs to propagate the Death Spider, which takes one month to hatch, with a starting level of 5, maturing to level 9, elites able to break through level 10, and the maximum level being 14, with a slight chance of exceeding level 15, subsisting on abundant energy-infused rotten plants and corpses.)
Restricted Talent: Rapid Breeding (Basic) (Can lay 200 eggs daily and increases the hatching rate by 30%, with the number of eggs potentially increased under sufficient energy and food conditions.)
Energy Gathering (Basic) (Can channel internal energy into spider eggs to increase the chance of elite spider birth with a 5% chance of creating mutated Death Spiders.)
Explanation: The creator of the Death Spider lineage, although not powerful on its own, it possesses a strong breeding ability and the capability to nurture powerful Death Spiders.

After reviewing the Death Spider Queen's attributes, Lide nodded slightly.

A level of 14 wasn't low, but it didn't catch his special attention. What drew his interest was the fact that this spider queen could lay eggs.

Wasn't this the foundation for an explosive army?

Although the Death Spider wasn't described as very strong in the system's introduction, if the numbers increased, then he wouldn't have to sacrifice his Beastman Warriors and King's Blade human warriors as cannon fodder in fights.

A flicker of excitement rose in his eyes–if he could ramp up the number of Death Spiders, then he might well employ a human wave tactic against enemies in the future.

“The only problem is, only 200 daily? Isn't that too few?”

Lide couldn't help feeling annoyed and took another look at the Death Spider Queen's skills.

The Rapid Breeding talent was still at basic level, indicating room for improvement. Only later, by cultivating up to a daily production of 1,000 or even 2,000 spider eggs would it meet his requirements.

But there was no rush; he could take his time. If he could raise pigs, why not a spider with great potential?

“The required food is energy-rich rotten plants and corpses…

Is this creature omnivorous?

This explanation seems quite similar to pigs, doesn't it? Rotten plants… I wonder if the Death Spider Queen could eat Half-magical Plants like Bright Silver Grass which are fed to swine?”

Cave Spiders in the Spider Plane fed on fungal mats on the ground, but it was unexpected that after becoming Death Spiders, they retained the characteristic of eating plants.

Suddenly, Lide was intrigued.

With a swift motion, he tore through space and appeared in the Land of Bone-Burying.

Now the enormous body of the Death Spider Queen was in front of him.

It was hard to imagine that the Death Spider Queen, which was still an egg yesterday, had grown so huge overnight.

The Death Spider Queen's body was about three blades high, with a furry spider face and a small head. Its abdomen was approximately four blades long and three blades wide, looking like a massive lump of flesh.

It was quite ugly and also bloated.

Lide looked at the Death Spider Queen with some disgust; the creature was too ugly.

Without paying much more attention, he directly stepped through the Space Gate and appeared within the breeding facility.

The soldiers guarding the door saluted with fervent eyes upon seeing Lide's figure.

“Good day, Your Excellency…”

“Go call Randy,”
Lide naturally wouldn't bother with pleasantries with these guards and issued his command directly.

The manager of the breeding facility, Randy, was the pig farming mogul whom he had personally promoted, and also the second zealous believer of the Dawn Sect.

It was strange to think about it. He had over seventy thousand believers, yet only two fervent ones.

One was the pig farming mogul, and the other was Oli, who led the Wings of Dawn.

The identities of the two fervent believers could not be more different.

Lide couldn't figure out the mechanism behind becoming a fervent believer. Rationally, with the Dawn Sect's daily promotion, there should be a few, but there just weren't any.

Before long, Randy, with his bulging belly indicating a life of indulgence in the breeding facility, trotted up to Lide.

“My Lord, your humble servant greets you…”

Seeing Randy's excitement, Lide smiled faintly.

Shortly after, he waved his hand, and the Death Spider Queen from the Land of Bone-Burying was instantly transported by the force of space to his side.

The moment the spider appeared in the outside world, the dark-loving Death Spider Queen burst into a frenzy. Its turtled mouth opened to let out a piercing and terrifying screech. The abdomen, three blades in diameter and four blades long, was especially eye-catching under the morning sunlight.

Randy was startled by the sudden arrival of the creature, a flicker of fear crossing his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a terrifying aura emanating from Lide and pressing down on the Death Spider Queen.

The savage spider, which looked as if it had survived from the Ancient Era, instantly cowered and obediently lay on the ground, not daring to move.

“This spider likes energy-rich rotten plants or corpses, you go prepare some decaying Bright Silver Grass and also a few pig lures.”

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

Randy immediately turned excitedly to instruct his subordinates to prepare.

Being singled out by Lide for a task was a rare opportunity that had to be seized.

In less than ten minutes, more than a dozen employees from the breeding facility came carrying buckets.

These buckets contained Bright Silver Grass, but what pleased Lide was that each bucket was different; some had freshly picked grass, some had grass picked a while ago, some lightly rotted, and some heavily decomposed.

Ten buckets, ten choices.

Not only did this scene earn Randy a second look from Lide, but it also proved that those singled out by him were indeed not simple.

This operation alone made it clear there was no problem with him being the manager of the breeding facility.

Attention to detail.

Seemingly noticing Lide's approval, Randy smiled even more joyously.

Being recognized by one's god was truly glorious!

“Your Excellency, we previously captured many Demon Beasts for domestication, some of which prefer various rotten plants, so we are prepared with all kinds.”

“Has the domestication been successful?”

“Not yet, sir. Most domesticated Demon Beasts require a large investment, completely disproportionate to the output.” Randy shook his head.

Lide didn't mind; the development of the breeding facility to this stage had already satisfied him. Domesticating Demon Beasts was not a simple task; some might only be suitable for cultivation after several generations of domestication. The breeding facility hadn't been established for long; one couldn't expect to get everything done at once.

Moreover, with the Death Spider Plane continuously providing the Power of Death, he was no longer in a rush with the Demon Beast cultivation project.

Turning to look at the Death Spider, whose soul had already been marked by him, it trembled with fear at Lide's cold gaze. Then, at his command, it obediently approached.

This level 14 Death Spider Queen sniffed around each bucket on the ground, obediently like a dog.

The workers holding the buckets quickly put them down and retreated, simultaneously curious and excited to witness this scene.

Such an experience would boost their bragging rights tremendously.

After sniffing around, the Death Spider Queen stopped at one of the buckets in the middle, let out a content screech, and began to feed.

Lide nodded slightly and gestured to Randy.

“Note this food down and bring it every day for the Death Spider Queen.”

Watching the Death Spider Queen eating enthusiastically,
Lide couldn't help but chuckle.

“Why does it feel like this has turned into a pig-raising game again??”

Chapter end